America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 347 345. Superman and the Joker

"Breaking news! Eric Cooper completes acquisition of Warner, Hollywood enters the Sixth Era."

"The biggest acquisition in Hollywood history has been finalized, and Warner Bros. has a new owner."

"Hollywood is beginning to reshuffle. Who is the most powerful person in Hollywood now? How long can Disney enjoy its glory?"

"The acquisition of MGM by Warner Bros. symbolized that Eric Cooper had officially taken the throne of the emperor of Hollywood."

"The old Hollywood system centered on Disney has collapsed, and a new structure centered on MGM is about to be established."

"Owning MGM, Warner, Fine Arts, Facebook, YouTube, Lionheart, Marvel, DC, Doublestar Entertainment, and Hasbro, Eric Cooper's ambition is expanding further. Which company will be his next target?"

As the acquisition was officially completed, this big news spread around the world at the same time.

Compared to the recent acquisition of Lucasfilm, this one is obviously more shocking.

After all, the two numbers can be clearly distinguished by putting them on the table, 30 billion US dollars and 510 billion US dollars, so which one has a greater impact?

The media and Hollywood professionals are discussing the impact of this incident and what consequences it will have on themselves and the film industry.

The audience had no interest in discussing these things. They just knew that it was finally over and the damn acquisition was finally completed.

Since the process began, all Warner films have been withdrawn.

These include blockbusters such as "Batman Begins" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", which are finally released to meet the fans, and we can't wait.

And now that Eric Cooper has taken over Warner, he will definitely develop DC as vigorously as he developed Marvel.

That kind of small-scale fighting is really boring. Warner will always focus on Batman and Superman, and it seems that there is no one else except these two characters.

They made a "Catwoman" and Halle Berry was really hot, but the movie was a complete piece of shit.

Please, the two big brothers are indeed more powerful, but the younger brothers and sisters are also capable of fighting.

Wonder Woman, Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Nightwing, Constantine and others can all be ranked in the second tier, and their comic sales are no worse than Captain America.

The next tier includes Batgirl Barbara, Aquaman, Wally West, Shazam, etc. Their comic sales are slightly lower than Captain America, but much better than Iron Man and Daredevil who have no film or television works.

There are so many high-quality characters waiting to be developed, but stupid Warner Bros. only has its eyes fixed on Superman and Batman.

Now, with Eric Cooper taking over, DC's good times are finally coming.

Maybe in the future there will be a joint drama between Marvel and DC. Anyway, the two companies have published several joint comics, so there is material.

Beverly Hills, Cooper's House.

The last time we acquired Lucasfilm, we didn’t celebrate, so we waited until today to hold a grand party.

Eric was very happy today and invited a lot of people.

In addition to close friends, even the heads of various film and television companies received invitations, as well as well-known directors, film critics, singers, etc.

That is to say, the villa at home is big enough, otherwise it cannot accommodate so many people.

The doorbell rang and Henry Cavill walked in wearing a neat suit. He had obviously dressed up very seriously.

He was clean-shaven, his hair was neatly combed, and he wore a light perfume.

It doesn't feel like attending a party, but more like attending a promotional meeting or a press conference.

When the babysitter Lisa saw him, her eyes lit up, and she whispered, "You're too reserved, big star."

Henry Cavill frowned, and when he walked in, he saw that almost everyone else was wearing casual home clothes. He immediately felt itchy all over and felt particularly out of place.

"I thought this was a very formal and serious party."

"It seems you've thought too much, brother. But it doesn't matter. With your looks, you'll still be popular even if you dress up as a beggar."

He smiled bitterly. Since he was already here, what else could he do? He could only quickly take off his coat and hand it to Lisa: "Please keep it for me for a while. This way I will feel more relaxed."

"No, not unless you give me a kiss."

Hearing this, Henry Cavill's eyes widened, wondering if all the maids in the boss's house are so fierce?
"Haha. Just kidding. I recently watched Twilight."

Not far away, Paris Hilton's radar suddenly went off, and her spider sense told her that a handsome guy was around.

Turning around, I saw Henry Cavill appear, looking around as if he was looking for a place to fit in.

"Look at how handsome and anxious he is, like a confused puppy. It's so cute. I really want to peel him clean and swallow him in one bite."

"Are you interested in him? Isn't your target Eric Cooper?" sister Nicky Hilton teased.

Paris then looked at Eric who was chatting with Bob Mayer, Spielberg and others.

"Forget it, that guy is too high-class, I can't get close to him."

"Yeah, he is not the same species as people of our age. The entire Hilton family is not as rich as him."

"Hehe! This damn guy will have to play with the old man for the rest of his life."

Nicky Hilton laughed and said, "Be careful, your curse words will reach Eric's ears, be careful that he will retaliate against you."

Paris rolled his eyes. "That's better. If you want to pass it on, pass on the rest of my words as well."

"what?"

"If you want revenge, come and fuck me hard, don't miss a word."

After saying that, she twisted her hips, picked up two glasses of wine, and walked towards Henry Cavill with a smile.

When the other party saw this well-known promiscuous flower, his heart suddenly began to beat fast.

He didn't want to get too close to Paris Hilton. In fact, he didn't even want to attend the party.

Instead of wasting time, he might as well play games at home. He just bought a new computer with high configuration.

"Nice to meet you, hello Henry, Paris Hilton."

"Well, I know. Your name is often seen in newspapers."

"Negative news, right? I tell you that most of it is fake. The media always likes to look at me with tinted glasses."

"Have a drink, isn't there anyone you know here?"

Henry Cavill shook his head slightly: "My director doesn't seem to be here, and Lively hasn't been found either. In fact, I'm a newcomer."

Paris Hilton's eyes curved into crescents, and she thought that newcomers were good and easier to fool.

After this party, I'm going to get you into my bed.

"It's okay. I can introduce you to my sister and best friend first. They are super nice people."

After saying that, he got straight to work, pulling Henry Cavill towards his small team.

At this moment, Mark Morgan, the producer of Twilight Zone, suddenly waved his hand: “Henry, come here Henry!”

Dachao immediately found an excuse: "Sorry Paris, I have to go over and take a look. That's my boss."

Paris Hilton had no choice but to let go and looked across. She found Eric sitting in the middle and couldn't help thinking that this guy must be causing trouble.

"Damn it, he doesn't want to sleep with me, but he won't let me sleep with others!"

Mischa Barton laughed: "I think you are suffering from paranoia. They obviously want to talk about business. Wait, who is behind you?"

Paris turned around and immediately saw Chris Evans appear.

Thinking of Captain America's pectoral muscles in the movie, her body couldn't help but get hot. She licked the corner of her mouth and walked towards the other party.

"Henry, come here quickly, you're going to get lucky." Henry Cavill came to a group of big men in a daze. Although he didn't know several of them, he was definitely not an ordinary person since he could appear around Eric Cooper.

"Sit down." Eric pointed to the seat next to him.

"Henry, first of all, congratulations on a job well done. Your performance in Twilight did not disappoint me."

"Eric has chosen you to play the leading male role, but you may not know it yet," Mark Morgan added.

"Thank you, thank you Mr. Cooper."

"I was also attracted by your looks and temperament. Twilight will be made into a series, so you can continue to act in it, but I need to give you a difficult task."

Henry Cavill's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself, could it be that they want me to accompany Paris Hilton and other socialites?

"What. What mission?"

"Has Superman seen it?"

"Yes, I have read the comics and the animation. I have also seen the old movies and Smallville."

"This is better. It can save a lot of time to understand the character. You know I acquired Warner and now plan to develop the DC movie universe."

"I'm going to make you the new Superman!"

Hearing this, Henry Cavill was stunned on the spot.

Then he was overjoyed. It was indeed a piece of cake. That was Superman, the most popular character in American comics.

Although Spider-Man's movies were very successful, they did not make the spider's popularity surpass Superman, even though Superman has not had a movie for many years.

Before Nolan completed the Batman trilogy, Batman's popularity was not as high as Superman's.

"Henry, what do you think? Say something." Mark Morgan pushed him.

"Yes, yes, I was just shocked by this sudden good news."

"I'm sorry, I just never thought I could play Superman. This is like a dream. I will definitely do my best, Mr. Cooper."

Eric smiled and said, "Don't get so excited. I just said there is a difficult task."

"If you want to play Superman, you need to build muscle and get fit. You have to become a big guy."

"But in Twilight, you are a vampire and you have to maintain a relatively slim figure, so you will need to control your weight and muscles in a short period of time, which requires a lot of sweat and perseverance."

Then Eric shouted, "Chris, come here Chris."

Chris Evans, who was caught up in Paris Hilton's group of girlfriends, quickly responded and walked out of the pink circle quickly.

This once again made Paris Hilton furious: "Damn it! Eric is a bastard. He must be targeting me on purpose. I'm so mad!"

"Haha. You're not really angry. I bet if Eric just hooks his finger, you'll immediately kneel beside his bed." Nicky Hilton said jokingly.

"what happened?"

"Let me introduce you to a friend, Henry Cavill."

The two greeted each other.

"Chris had to balance the filming of Transformers and Captain America, so he was also gaining weight and muscle while losing weight and muscle. He can pass on some of his experience to you."

"Do you have any plans?" asked Mr. Tao.

Superman nodded: "Mr. Cooper asked me to play the new Superman."

"Wow! Such a good role, won't you give me an audition opportunity?"

"He's a better fit than you, Chris."

"Okay, then come over here young man, the two of us can be gym buddies from now on."

The two left and soon joined Deadpool, Wolverine, and Robert Downey Jr.

Eric touched his hungry stomach and walked to the barbecue grill, only to see Nolan brushing oil with great concentration.

"I never thought a great director like you could have this ability."

Nolan looked up and smiled shyly: "In fact, not only am I good at cooking, I am also good at farm work. I have planted corn, wheat, beans, and peanuts."

"Really? I didn't expect you to be such a versatile person."

"Haha. To experience life, give me two pieces."

Eric nodded slightly: "No wonder you like real shots. Use the real ones instead of fake ones."

"It smells so good, let us eat it first."

Judy appears with Avril and Daddario behind her.

"Of course, ladies first." Nolan skillfully put the barbecue on the plate.

Looking at the three pretty girls, Eric tried to ask, "You three seem to have a pretty good relationship."

Avril snorted coldly: "It's better than being heartless."

Daddario said nothing, but looked at Eric resentfully with his big puppy eyes.

Eric couldn't help feeling a little guilty when he thought about the fact that he hadn't visited them for more than half a month.

"Well, let's not delay the busy people's business. Follow me and I'll introduce you to some new friends."

Judy winked at Eric and pulled the two women away.

Everything seemed to be going well according to their plan.

But Nolan was puzzled. He is a talented director and is very sensitive to details.

These three women and one man gave him a very abnormal feeling!
"Ahem. Nolan, I plan to release The Dark Knight in half a month. Please prepare in advance."

"Yeah, no problem."

"Besides, since Warner belongs to me, you should give up the idea of ​​leaving and continue filming the sequel."

"I promised not to interfere with your creation and to ensure sufficient budget. This still holds true."

Hearing this, Nolan instantly became alert.

Of course he really wants to make a sequel, and has laid the groundwork for it.

At the end of "The Joker", Joker's identity card appeared, and the villain of the second part has been confirmed.

Nolan had even conceived the basic framework, but Warner's serious interference made him worry about his creative freedom.

"The actual production cost of Batman Begins was about $1.15 million. I'll approve $1.65 million for the sequel. How about that?"

"But the movie hasn't been released yet. Are you sure it will make money?"

“Whether you make money or lose money, I’ll give you an extra $5000 million. All you have to do is create with your heart.”

"Now that you've said that, it seems I have no reason to refuse."

"Let's use Bale for Batman. As for the Joker, I have an actor to recommend. Of course, it's up to you to decide whether to use him or not."

"Who?"

"Heath Ledger!"

(End of this chapter)